The CDC head says new mask guidance could help tame the delta outbreak in 'weeks'—but some are already skeptical of the impact
it was reversing course and recommending that all people wear masks—regardless of vaccination status—in parts of the country with “high” or “substantial” rates of transmission of coronavirus.
She touted the new guidance during her Wednesday interview as a crucial measure that follows new information about so-called breakthrough infections and has the potential to help with quickly mitigating the country’s current virus surge. “If we get people vaccinated who are not yet vaccinated, if we mask in the interim, we can halt this in just a couple of weeks,” said the CDC head.
Walensky also said she hopes more stringent mask-wearing guidelines and other measures won’t be necessary in the coming weeks, but her agency “will follow the science.”“We can halt the chain of transmission,” Walensky said. “We can do something if we unify together.”Not everyone is persuaded that the new mask guidance will be effective in changing the course of the current outbreak.
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